9 Tips to Calm Your Anxious Mind with Dr. Dawn-Elise Snipes
When you experience something that causes anxiety, your brain encodes it as a threat. So instead of remembering the nice dogs that you've met in your life, it's going to remind you of that one aggressive dog.
Feeling like anxiety has taken the driver's seat in your life? You're not alone. In this episode of the 'Counselor Toolbox Podcast with DocSnipes', Dr. Dawn-Elise Snipes offers a lifeline with 9 actionable tips to help you rewire your anxious brain. She starts by breaking down how our brains interpret anxiety as a threat, which can leave us feeling constantly on edge. But don't worry, Dr. Snipes has some tricks up her sleeve to help you regain control.
From practicing mindfulness to challenging those pesky anxious thoughts, she covers it all. You'll also learn about distress tolerance tools and how to rewrite your past experiences to foster a healthier mindset. Whether you're a mental health professional or someone grappling with anxiety, this episode is packed with practical advice and empathetic guidance. Tune in and find out how to embrace uncertainty, spot cognitive distortions, and develop effective coping mechanisms. It's time to take back your peace of mind.